Tag: historical fiction
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Review: The Doll Factory
Sometimes you just need to walk on the dark side. This novel, set in Victorian London, introduces us to an eccentric taxidermist named Silas and a beautiful but haunted painter named Iris. When they meet by chance, Silas becomes obsessed with Iris and determined to have her. The reader watches, horrified and transfixed, as Silas…
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Review: The Glass Woman
An unexpected gem! I asked to review this solely based on the fact that it is set in Iceland in the 1600s and I’ve never read a book with that setting! I was captivated from the first chapter, when we meet Rosa, a young woman in an Icelandic village who has agreed to marry Jon,…
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Review: This Tender Land
I fell hard for William Kent Krueger’s writing with his 2013 bestseller, Ordinary Grace, and have been eagerly awaiting this follow-up. Like Ordinary Grace, This Tender Land is told from the point of view of a boy on the cusp of adolescence. Our hero is Odie, a 12 year old orphan being raised as one…
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Review: The Dearly Beloved
This novel spoke to me in a soul-deep way, exploring questions that have circled in my mind for years. The story follows two young couples (Charles and Lily, James and Nan) who meet when Charles and James accept a joint ministry at a Presbyterian Church in 1960s NYC. Charles is a true believer, who feels…
Bradeigh Godfrey 